Sysmon Configuration Error

Title: Sysmon Configuration Error
Status: test
Description:Detects when an adversary is trying to hide it's action from Sysmon logging based on error messages
References:
  -https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/f339e7da7d05f6057fdfcdd3742bfcf365fee2a9/atomics/T1562.001/T1562.001.md
  -https://talesfrominfosec.blogspot.com/2017/12/killing-sysmon-silently.html
Author: frack113
Date: 2021-06-04
modified:2026-07-23
Tags:

• -'attack.stealth'
• -'attack.t1564'

Logsource:

• product: windows
• category: sysmon_error

Detection:
  selection_error:
    Description|contains:
      -'Failed to open service configuration with error'
      -'Failed to connect to the driver to update configuration'

  filter_generic_english:
    Description|contains|all:
      -'Failed to open service configuration with error'
      -'Last error: The media is write protected.'

  filter_generic_french:
    Description|contains|all:
      -'Failed to open service configuration with error'
      -'Last error: Média protégé en écriture.'

  filter_by_errorcode:
    Description|contains:
      -'Failed to open service configuration with error 19'
      -'Failed to open service configuration with error 93'

  condition:selection_error and not 1 of filter*
Falsepositives:
  -Legitimate administrative action
Level: high